“Your Mr. Conan Doyle has written many interesting—ah—most interesting books—I have read them with pleasure and they have taught me much about London—but I also read your newspapers, dear friend and there I see that barely 3 to 4% of all the crimes committed are discovered and punished! Yes, London is a wonderful city.”
Oh Draculitz! Of course you‘d love the London of Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes fame!
Ch 6: #elizabethsendsaletterfullofgossip #frankiefeelsbetter #changeshisstudies #letsclosethebarndoorafterthehorsegetsloose 🙄 #lotsoftravelbeforegoinghome #hilariouslyhappy #whatcouldgowrong #hashtagbrigade
Morning reading.
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
#spookyseason
pickI love this production…Dan Stevens does a great job narrating! This is one of my favorites and I like to reread it this time of year.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#bannedbooksweek
Ch 5: #frankiereaninatesacreature #itscaresthecrapoutofhim #herunsaway 🙄 #heartofalionthatone #clervalfindshumrunningmad #nurseshimbacktohealth #monthslater #whereisthecreature ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
pickThe deadliest thing about Shirley Jackson is her ability to take the absolutely normal and make it mind-numbingly terrifying. Is that man following you on your extremely predictable walk home? What *is* your spouse thinking about while reading the paper, even though they haven‘t turned a page in a dreadfully long time…Jackson is an absolute master of horror. I‘m so glad I read these.
pick"Bonkers" is a good adjective for this shortish novel. "Brutal" and "bizarre" also come to mind, as do some words that don't start with B, like "fun," "propulsive," and "gory." Quite an apt choice for spooky month.
Coincidentally, I'm also re-reading The Shining right now, so for a brief period, I was simultaneously reading two novels with main characters named Winifred (two quite different Winifreds).
pickA pretty fun, albeit slightly confusing (what‘s up with those rooms?!) read! It‘s definitely YA, and it shows, but it‘s enjoyable nonetheless.
pickI had forgotten how well written this was. I did an audiobook and the narrator was great. #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #Recommend @PuddleJumper
